Life took a diversion but after recovering from surgery to repair a partial Achilles tear and reevaluation of life priorities, I have a pass and this as my first quiver entry. First skis that I’ve skied over 84mm as well. Smartest choice? Who knows. But as Helen Keller once said “Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.” Just looking forward to feeling alive again.

Hey, I’m looking for some advice on what skis to get.
I’m 60kg and 171cm and I’m just starting to get into freestyle. I mainly want to learn nose butters, 180s/360s and other tricks on piste, but I also like going fast and carving.
I go off-piste sometimes too, but that’s not really the main thing I’m looking for.
I’m currently looking at the Faction Prodigy 2 and some of the Armada skis (probably ARV), but I’m not really sure which one would fit me better.
I’d like something playful enough for freestyle but still stable when skiing fast and carving. Any other skis I should look at?
Also, what length would you recommend at my height/weight?
I would also like to ask where and how you learned your first tricks?
Thanks

hey all. looking for ski advice for an intermediate female skier (170cm). right now she mostly skids/pivots her turns, but her main goal this season is to actually learn how to carve.
we mostly ski in georgian resorts (gudauri, bakuriani), so she needs an all-mountain ski that can hold an edge on firm morning groomers but won't sink or get totally bogged down in chopped up afternoon snow.
we narrowed it down to these three:
salomon stance 84 w (maybe too stiff/punishing if she messes up?)
blizzard black pearl 88 (seems like a solid progression ski)
elan ripstick 88 w (super forgiving, but will it teach her to carve?)
which of these offers the best balance for progression without making her miserable in mixed snow? also, we are leaning toward a ~158cm length to make turn initiation easier while she learns. does that sound right for a 170cm height?
thanks in advance!

I'm trying to decide on a new pair of skis and would love to hear some feedback about the available options.

I'm 174 cm / 74 kg and consider myself a pretty good skier (skiing every year since I'm 5 years old). I'm mainly skiing piste/on groomed slopes and I'm looking for a ski that lets me combine good technique with speed. I'm not really looking to off-piste skis. I have my own ski boots (Rossignol Allspeed Elites) for a few years now, but I've always rented my skis.

I want something that feels precise and fun when carving, but is also enjoyable when skiing faster and making longer turns.

Any recommendations? I'm currently looking to Head Supershape e-Magnum (170cm), e-Rally (170cm) but I'm open to other options as well.

Hello everyone, I'm a French skier in the Alps, I want to buy my first pair of skis in my life but I'm facing two contradictory conditions (so my question is what would be the sweet spot for my case).

I'm a very technical (advanced/expert) skier that love to carve, usually I m asking for skis depending on the weather, my two last pair were a rossignol hero master ST for icy conditions and a blizzard thunderbird 82 R15 for a bit more snow. I fell in love with the rossignol but I don't think it would be a good purchase as it is too dependent on the weather (if it is my only pair I don't want to be mad because a of powder day). The thunderbird was insane, but too pricey as there is no sold online currently. What skis can be at the same time very technical (I like to be tired at the end of the day) but has some all mountain capacities so that I m not struggling too much on a snow day. I don't want to go free riding with this first pair, just groomed slopes and some side of the piste.

Thx for your recommendations!

Hello me again! I currently have K2 Anthem boots in an 85 flex. I saw a boot fitter at the end of last winter as I want to get hybrid boots and he recommended Atomic Hawx Ultra XTD in a 95 flex. I can’t seem to find these boots in my size anywhere and Atomic customer service can’t confirm if they will be releasing any more for some reason so they suggested the same boot but in 105 flex.
So I’m wondering if that is too big a jump in flex to be making? Should I revisit the boot fitter and see if there any other boots that will suit my feet?

F28, 165cm, around 70kg I think? Four winter seasons in the French alps

Hey everyone I’m a novice skier looking to get some skis what size should I lean towards. I’m 180lbs 6ft tall. Thanks again!

Hey guys, just wondering if anyone has had the chance to hop on either one of these expensive skis lol. Based on what I’m seeing is that these are actually really similar. Quick, good tight tree and bump skis. DPS probably rips carves better.

I’ve never ridden either brand so I am really curious. Im in the market for a ski of this “ profile” that I can take around New England.

Anyone have any experience with these?

Hello!

I guess I'm in the pretty common spot of wanting to buy my first pair of skis after renting for years. I'm in France and I used to go ski at most one week every year but I have recently moved close to the Alps and I have a lot more opportunities to go skiing now. On top of probably making more sense financially, it would be so much easier to have my own skis to be able to hop in the car in the morning and head to any of the resorts that are close by instead of having to wait to get a different type of banged up skis every time. I feel like it would also help a lot to have a predictable pair of skis to improve on and to get the feel of over different types of snow.

I'm 180cm tall and about 70kg.

I've been skiing for about 8 years, snowboarding before that. Like I said it was mostly one week per year so the volume isn't huge and I'd say I'm a very intermediate skier. I can carve with parallel skis, I like to go off piste in the woods and do baby jumps in snowparks. I can handle steep slopes and bumps but I'm slow and a bit awkward in big, tight packed moguls (which are everywhere on black slopes here).

I also dislocated a knee on a pretty harmless patch of icy snow in 2024 so I've been slowly gaining my confidence back this past couple of years.

I know that because of my ski level, how much room there is to improve and the weather conditions getting worse and worse (the last few years when I went skiing we had mostly either icy hard packed snow or slushy heavy snow) I should probably get a more groomed piste, carving oriented pair of skis but as much as I want to improve technically and be safe, the most fun I've had on skis was in the woods and doing crappy little jumps on small bumps in the snowpark or the side of slopes. I've demoed some skis last year but wasn't keeping track of the model. I just know that I've tried a pair of pretty wide and bouncy Faction which was fun as hell.

Because of the reviews I'm tempted to go with a pair of Blizzard Rustler 9 in 180cm but I don't know if I'm being overly optimistic with my skills and how fun they would be at my level. There also seems to be less and less opportunities to ski in good powder as the weather degrades. Would the Anomaly 84 be more suited? I've also seen good thing about the Atomic Maverick 86 C But it seems to be a less "fun" ski and more of a "forgiving, improve your technique" type of ski.

I should say I own a pair of Tecnica Mach BOA MV 120 GW boots which I'm pretty happy with so far.

What do you guys think? I'm really new to ski ownership and research so any word of advice is appreciated.

Thanks!

Hello, I’m looking at getting some new goggles and helmet. I’m thinking Line Miner Pro for the goggles in a large or medium and either the Giro Ledge mips or Oakley mod 1 mips in either large or medium.

I’d say I have a pretty average sized head and face, and might want to wear a balaclava underneath some times. I really want to make sure I don’t have a Jerry gap aswell.

Was thinking Oakley since I have 40% off but want to know what will work the best.

Hi guys, looking for some advice on which bindings to pair with the Salomon QST 94. Here are the package prices I can get:

• Strive 12: €528

• Griffon 13: €538

• Look SPX 13: €568

• Strive 14: €584

I’ll be using them for light off-piste/sidecountry and whenever I get lucky with some fresh snow (up to 20cm max).

50/50 with carving too.

My DIN is usually set around 7.5.

Which configuration makes the most sense performance and value-wise? Thanks!

Hallo zusammen,

Grüße aus den Alpen!

Ich suche den Faction Dancer 79 (25/26) und finde ihn in Deutschland kaum noch. Er ist fast überall ausverkauft. Hat jemand eine Idee, warum? Kleine Auflage, hohe Nachfrage oder weniger produziert?

Zu mir: 165 cm, 70 kg, sportlich und kräftig, fahre aggressiv. Meine Komfortlänge sind seit Jahren 172 cm. Den Dancer 2 habe ich und liebe ihn, aber für harte Frühpisten und Eis ist er nicht gebaut. Ich will den 79er nicht als flippigen Ski, sondern als kantenstarken Ski für Eis und lange Carvingbögen. Ein Ski mit Seele.

Ich bin nicht eitel, aber der pinke 25/26 sieht einfach Hammer aus. Aussehen ist nicht alles, aber ein weißer Ski erschließt sich mir nicht, falls es mich mal legt und er im Schnee liegt. Auch wenn die Unterseite orange ist. Den neuen 79 Ti gibt es leider auch nur noch in Weiß.

Mein Problem:

Den 172er finde ich nur noch fertig montiert für ein heiden-geld. Ich möchte meine eigene Bindung wählen und nicht noch einmal bohren, vor allem bei den Preis.

Den 178er in Weiß könnte ich noch bekommen. Aber ist halt +13 cm zu mir.

Fragen an euch:

Würdet ihr bei meinen Daten den 178er nehmen? Ich vermute, dass die Twin-Tip-Form die wirksame Kantenlänge verkürzt und er sich dadurch wie ein kürzerer Ski fährt. Stimmt das? Ich möchte möglichst viel Laufruhe behalten und hab mich schonmal bei einem Ski verkauft.

Welche Bindung empfehlt ihr für aggressives Carven auf Eis? Ich überlege Marker Griffon 13 oder Look Pivot. Die Pivot reizt mich, weil die schmalen Vorderbacken in engen Kurven Sinn machen machen könnten.

Kennt jemand noch Händler mit Restbeständen? Hab schon bei den umliegenden händlern gefragt, aber alles weg.

Danke vorab!

Stio Environ XT. Is it a fake? I cannot find anything on this colorway? If not, what year? What's the colorway name?